Parents could get into trouble for unlicensed minorsBy William Taylor Potter / Manship School News ServiceBATON ROUGE — A bill that would make parents or supervising adults culpable for allowing an unlicensed minor to drive off-road vehicles or golf carts on public roads has been OK'd and moved on to full debate next week before the full state House of RepresentativesWhile it is already against the law for an unlicensed driver to use these vehicles on a public road, House Bill 105 by state Rep....

Bill would raise gas tax by 17 centsBy Christian Boutwell / Manship School News ServiceBATON ROUGE — Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, filed, as promised, House Bill 632 Tuesday, which would increase Louisiana’s gas tax by 17 cents per gallon and would raise an estimated additional $510 million annually for the state’s highways and bridges.“Across Louisiana, our infrastructure is crumbling,” Carter said off the floor. “The citizens of this state are sick of being stuck in traffic, and they...

Messing with the tax structure By Carrie Grace Henderson / Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE -- The House Ways and Means Committee picked over two tax reform bills Tuesday that would allow the state to collect sales tax in advance and install a lower sales tax that eliminates most exemptions.House Bill 63, by Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, would return sales tax collection to a pre-2009 system in which taxes are collected in advance from the wholesalers rather than retailers. He said he ...

ATV tax break would drop if SB22 passesBy William Taylor Potter / Manship School News ServiceBATON ROUGE — Several types of hunting equipment — including ATVs, apparel and accessories — may no longer be tax-free during the Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Holiday if Senate Bill 22 passes the Louisiana Legislature.And that’s just fine with a representative of the ATV dealerships in the state. The proposal by Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Bossier City, would eliminate the hunting equipment e...

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Messing with the tax structure By Carrie Grace Henderson / Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE -- The House Ways and Means Committee picked over two tax reform bills Tuesday that would allow the s...